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I don't think one can do a study using data exclusively from the University of California system and claim it applies to "research universities" in general. Not
by whycombinetor 4y ago
I don't think one can do a study using data exclusively from the University of California system and claim it applies to "research universities" in general. Notwithstanding New York, California is the current best example of a "liberal hellhole" state, so it would make sense that admission to that particular state's public university system is eventually associated with an increased left bent. Let's see this exact study methodology reproduced with e.g. Stanford admissions data where the Hoover Institution is a prominent presence, or the University of Mississippi/Alabama or Louisiana State University located in conservative hotbeds.
- joxel 4y ago
- xhkkffbf 4y agoWell, California has been evolving for some time. Ronald Reagan was governor of the state for two terms. Many people credit Stanford deans like Fred Terman for planting the seeds that grew into Silicon Valley. Alas, the Terman family is also connected with the same eugenics movement with famed progressive Democrats like Woodrow Wilson. I would suggest that it's a bit more complicated.
- rayiner 4y agoCalifornia was the bulwark of the GOP during the mid 20th century. Santa Clara County voted Republican every election from 1972 to 1988, encompassing both the period before and after Apple’s founding and IPO. The state as a whole voted Republican in all but one presidential election from 1952 to 1992: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_California.